cve-2020-5795
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-11-06 14:09
Modified
2024-08-04 08:39
Severity ?
Summary
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following in TP-Link Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 allows an authenticated admin user, with physical access and network access, to execute arbitrary code after plugging a crafted USB drive into the router.
References
vulnreport@tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-60Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a TP-Link Archer A7 v5 Version: Firmware Archer A7(US)_V5_200721
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